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Ask HN: Gift ideas for hacker types?
I'm trying to come up with gift ideas for people who are generally interested in computers and technology but tend to already have plenty of "stuff". I figured a lot of other HN readers were probably in the same situation. Any recommendations?
- yan 18y agoBooks? My gf usually picks something from my Amazon wishlist when she has no other ideas..
- hs 18y ago"How to get rich" from Felix Dennis one of his article is in the ycombinator library (good sign as hacker types like this book) http://ycombinator.com/lib.html http://ycombinator.com/lib.html -> If You Want to be Rich, First Stop Being So Frightened. Fear of failing in the eyes of the world is the single biggest impediment. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2291061,00.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2291061,00.html http://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/dp/1591842050/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228520374&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/dp...
- sidsavara 18y agoI own "How to get rich" from Felix Dennis (suggested by someone else). I was a little disappointed in it. Instead, if you DO want to buy them a book, I recommend Tim Ferris - The Four Hour Work Week or Getting Things Done by David Allen. Both those books are enjoyable for their content and suggestions, and also for a relatively scientific approach to showing why their methodologies work - which I think is why they both resonated so much with me. I agree with the wishlist comment as well. For me personally, I have told my friends to stop giving me gifts and do likewise. I imagine I am losing some manner of social lubrication due to this decision, and compensate by sending personal emails and spending more time keeping in touch via facebook etc. I also like to send postcards when I travel, for similar purposes. I'm not saying that gift giving is selfish - but I am saying if you opt NOT to give gifts, as I do, then you need to be aware of the social ramifications and adjust accordingly. I do not have a perfect solution to this problem yet however.
- IsaacSchlueter 18y agoLots of good stuff here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/1AC761X0H14R9?tag=foohack-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/1AC761X0H14R9?tag=foohack-... :)
- Shamiq 18y agoCan you give us an idea in terms of budget? Though not necessarily targeted at the HN crowd, http://www.uncrate.com http://www.uncrate.com has some neat stuff.
- vaksel 18y agoiPhone or some porn
- mdolon 18y agoNewzbin subscription (or renewal)
- paul9290 18y agoMoney
- bsaunder 18y agoSometimes thinkgeek.com has interesting stuff.
- p858snake 18y agoAlthough there a tad old you could look at http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/12/04/5-gifts-for-the-techie-in-your-life http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/12/04/5-gifts-for-the-techie-i... and http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/12/17/stammys-holiday-2007-gift-picks http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/12/17/stammys-holiday-2007-gif... and use them as a basic guide. Although i do like the idea of the Nalgene bottles <http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/store/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=61> http://www.nalgene-outdoor.com/store/SearchResult.aspx?Categ...;